Funeral Homes in West Memphis, AR

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Mike McCoy (american football player), Sid Vicious (wrestler and actor), Marcus Brown (basketball player), Ray McCallum (coach and basketball coach), Michael Cage (basketball player), Ike Harris (american football player), and Sonny Levy (basketball player).

West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,245 at the 2010 census, ranking it as the state's 18th largest city, behind Bella Vista. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis.

West Memphis Obituaries

It was reported on January 10th, 2019 that Karseen Smith passed on in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Smith was 61 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Karseen's life.

It was reported on December 7th, 2018 that Buford Oneal Tankersley passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Tankersley was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Buford Oneal's life.

It was noted on December 2nd, 2018 that Irmgard Dorothea Eubanks (Hummel) passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Ms. Eubanks was 85 years old and was born in Ulm, .  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Irmgard Dorothea's life.

It was revealed on December 1st, 2018 that Robert Lee III "Trey" Chandler passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Chandler was 23 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert Lee III "Trey"'s life.

It was reported on November 20th, 2018 that Robert Shane Hart perished in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Hart was 44 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Shane's life.

It was noted on November 16th, 2018 that Joyce Tippery (Herron) perished in Batesville, Mississippi.  Ms. Tippery was 57 years old and was born in West Memphis, AR.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Joyce's life.

It was noted on November 9th, 2018 that Shirley A Jordan perished in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Jordan was 58 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Shirley A's life.

It was disclosed on November 7th, 2018 that Debra Jackson (Lewis) died in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Ms. Jackson was 60 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Debra's life.

It was written on November 7th, 2018 that Dorothy Mae Maxwell passed away in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Maxwell was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dorothy Mae's life.

It was written on November 7th, 2018 that Ethel Wooten passed on in West Memphis, Arkansas.  Wooten was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ethel's life.

History

Founded as a logging camp near the site of the former Spanish Fort Esperanza, built in 1797, until 1927 it was known as "Bragg's Mill". The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge for automobile use opened in 1949 and the I-40 or Hernando de Soto Bridge was dedicated in 1972. . The name "West Memphis" came into use in the early 1900s because lumber shipped from the Memphis market to foreign buyers brought higher prices. With the coming of the first rail bridge, the Frisco Bridge, in 1892 and the first automobile bridge, the Harahan Bridge, in 1917, West Memphis began to grow. The population was 27,666 at the 2000 United States Census census, with an estimated population of 28,181 in 2005, ranking it as the state's 15th largest city, behind Benton, Arkansas name=CENSUS> It is considered part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis.

Native Americans tribes known as Mound builder (people) Builders were the first inhabitants of the West Memphis area.

The official website for the city of West Memphis is http://www.westmemphis.org.